Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Freeman Scotties (Rockford, WA) and the visiting Lakeside Eagles (Nine Mile Falls, WA), saw Freeman's basketball squad hold off Lakeside by a tally of 51-49.

With the victory, Freeman improves its record to 13-2 on the campaign. The Scotties travel to Deer Park (Deer Park, WA) to confront the Stags in a 1A Northeast challenge on Saturday, January 21. The Stags come into the challenge with a record of 9-2. Deer Park won 81-29 in their recent league challenge against Newport (Newport, WA)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Newport Grizzlies (Newport, WA) in a 1A Northeast challenge, on Saturday, January 21. Lakeside will attempt to improve on its 4-3 season record. The Grizzlies come into the challenge with a 0-8 record after their 62-26 league loss to Medical Lake (Medical Lake, WA).